Steven Friedman, University of Johannesburg
When South Africans express shock at corruption, few seem to know that it is perhaps the country’s oldest tradition.
Citizen anger about corruption, a constant theme in South African political debate, reacts to a … Read the rest
The Gauteng government on Wednesday condemned the murder of children in the province after two girls’ bodies were found earlier this week.
“What kind of a society are we who allow such acts of barbarity to occur in our midst?” … Read the rest
by TAU Bulletin
The state of the nation is no more ludicrously evident than Gauteng premier Nomvula Mokonyane’s recent “warning” that “pale males” would return to government in Gauteng if SA’s opposition Democratic Alliance party wins next year’s provincial election.… Read the rest
An 11-year-old Soweto girl who was raped and stabbed is recovering in hospital, Gauteng police said on Thursday.
“She is no longer in ICU,” Warrant Officer Kay Makhubela said.
The girl and her little brother were asleep in a house … Read the rest
